Idiom: A Chip on Your Shoulder Posted on 31st January 201830th January 2018 by DoubleClick A Chip on Your Shoulder: Feel you are not as good as other, upset for the past happening. Example: She’s got a Chip on her Shoulder about not being born into a rich family. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Posted in Idiom and tagged Idiom.